Things are going badly at Intel in Gdańsk. A letter was sent to the Labor Office
Several hundred people may lose their jobs in the Gdańsk branch of Intel. The technology giant is cutting employment in Poland after global announcements of savings resulting from employee reductions. The Blues have also announced the suspension of ambitious development plans in our country.
The Gdańsk Labor Office had already received information from Intel about the intention to carry out group layoffs. This is an obligation resulting from the law, which requires specifying the number of planned layoffs, their reasons and the period in which they are to take place. As a result, several hundred people will lose their jobs – reports the local portal trojmiasto.pl.
Part of a bigger plan
This is part of the budget cuts. In August 2024, Blue announced that they wanted to fire about 15,000 people in exchange for PLN 10 billion in savings. But this is not the end of bad news for Poland. After all, the company has also suspended investment plans related to the construction of semiconductor factories in Germany and Poland until 2026.
Intel has also already provided the said portal with a statement indicating that The changes “aim to build a simpler, better adapted and optimized organization and are part of a long-term sustainable development strategy”, adding that these are the most difficult decisions the company has ever faced. According to trojmiasto.pl, up to several hundred people may lose their jobs. In total, the Intel center in Gdańsk will employ up to several thousand people. The center was to cooperate closely with a microchip factory near Wrocław.
But these plans also had to change. This was announced by Intel’s CEO, Pat Gelsinger. He reported last month that the company must postpone the construction of semiconductor factories in Germany and Poland until 2026. This decision was made despite the possibility of financial support for this investment from the Ministry of Digitization, which was approved by the European Commission.
Finally, it is worth adding that the Blues can still spend a lot of money. Despite savings plans, which translates into employment cuts and suspension of construction in Poland and Germany, the manufacturer recently decided to invest approximately $300 million in the development of its factory located in China.
